Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE2089: Stop More National Parks in Scotland. The Committee will take evidence from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Brittany Brown, Policy Lead - New National Parks, Scottish Government Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity, Scottish Government and then consider— PE1916: Request a public inquiry into the management of the rest and be thankful project; PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan; PE2008: Provide funding for a separate mental health A&E for children; PE2009: Ensure fair access to Scottish universities for all residents in Scotland and the UK; PE2050: Prohibit the use of recreational drones on national nature reserves without a permit from NatureScot; and PE2062: Introduce a National Screening Programme for Prostate Cancer. . 3. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE2109: Halt any further pump storage hydro schemes on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon; PE2116: Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers; and PE2118: Review and restructure Scotland’s flood risk management approach and operations. 4. Consideration of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.